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Thrilling concert performance of Korngold's Die tote Stadt in Dublin

By Andrew Larkin, 13 April 2019
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Reviewed at National Concert Hall: Main Stage, Dublin on 12 April 2019
Programme
Korngold, Die tote Stadt (The Dead City) (Concert performance)
Performers
Patrik Ringborg, Conductor
John McKeown, Director
Charles Workman, Paul
Celine Byrne, Marietta
Ben McAteer, Frank, Fritz
Katharine Goeldner, Brigitta
Clare Presland, Mezzo-soprano
Susanna Fairbairn, Mezzo-soprano
Julian Hubbard, Tenor
Alan Leech, Tenor
National Symphony Orchestra Ireland
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Andrew Larkin
Andrew Larkin
Andrew Larkin is a pianist, composer and teacher from Dublin. Educated at Dublin and at Cambridge, he has performed all around Europe and Mexico. He currently teaches piano and composition in Dublin.